Bag-support.



' e. W. BA NISTER. BAG SUPPORT. APPLICATION FIL ED JUNE 5|19I8.

1,294,753. Patented Feb. 13,1919.

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ports ear the "object meteor to d eanyfor retainingthe b g in ex- "sijtidrr at all timesj sothat it will csaa bn a fltonaabiei *for the -"jzbifr g)ose' of we om *thtm m E) Lu; 1% Am-h mi: objet of tllt iniieflhdn s tot Pi'Q'VICl 'devite bf the character fdescribecr which winprspenyrsapport hetag while tr itting it to bebpenedandclosed out interfering with the hingedfr surrounds theme-11th of thebag. Mather objectbfthe invention miwpres vide abagsupfior as t typejrefeifre @to which may either 'ade" upfinthe bjg' "th oiiterwal1 and lininftliereot my te *intfddu' dir'ito s n'dard gsafte "th'ylfaye marinade-mp9 other K w slightly 0 cloth or other bag throughout.

In the drawingsf i uta 1 4 A a ve ical; lon i tional" view" through "Bost6n or stuentisia .Qg WiPP. m ea nti aesmbc iwli Fig. 2 is an end view of a Boston or students bag embodying my invention showing in full lines the bag in closed position and in dotted lines in open position,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a preferred forlm of bag holder removed from the bag an 7 Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a bag made of flexible material throughout having a support therein embodying my invention.

,Q mm. iiI L retaining posltio w standard ianufacturei" p 1 students bag which isi illustrated in Figs: 1 and 2- comprises a gen era llylrectangular bottom 1 of rigid materiah having its corners wounded *ilhe edge 2 of 6 o the i body-portion {of the bag is secured to this rigid bottom *1} and-1 is' provided with upwardly and f slightly inclined sides l 4:

a re usually formed ofa singIe" piece of leather or other'inatei ial' of 1 uniform height wra aped around the "frame and secured to it 1n any desired manner. The bag thus con structed may orfmay noti be provided with a lining. Suitable handles 11, 12; are lseturdto *the" central portion j of ea-id frame so that both may" be graspewbythe hand at the same time; suitable strap '13 secured to onefsi'tle and having a buckleaa conneoted to the other side ismsually i ovidely-for the mo uth foflthe bag in closed" The -bag-thus support which 'A pre iteri'ed'form of bag is applicable to a bag of this ichar'actei: is

p illdstrat-etl; in Fig. 3 "and empress 1 rectani gular base 15'" preferably madeof a :oontinu po ting membersare securedprefera bly to;

ofoutwardly bent portions 20,21 and spoonstreet 2Q, "tli edob p l renting "T "stated support adapted to fit the end F tion 23 of the bag which is bent downwardly by the frame when the bag is closed.

The lower ends of the shanks 18, 19 are wrapped about the ends 16, 17 of the frame 15 and their terminals are secured thereto by solder 2a or in any other suitable manner.

The stems 18, 19 are preferably wrapped 110 around from the outside toward the inside so that spiral springs are formed about the ends 16, 17 of the frame which tend always to force the upper ends of said stems outwardly and retain the ends of the bag in eX- tended position as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The end supporting means 18, 19 desirably are of such length that the horizontal portions 22 of the loops-at their upper ends will be substantially in thehorizontal plane of the pivots 9, 10 when the frame is in open position as illustrated in Fig. 2. WVhen the end supporting means are of this height they will stretch the portions 23 of the'bag taut and aid in retaining the frame in open position as they then become in effect studs supporting the-hinges of the frame.

By this construction the bag may bev much more conveniently used, for in bagsof this character the sides are usually constructed merely of leather or afiexible substitute material and-as soon as the material has. lost its original stiffness the bag has a tendency to collapse when set down.

While I have described the invention as particularly applicable to the Boston .or students bag it will be obvious-that it may be usedto support various other forms of bags. and that its size, shape and form maybe modified to fit the particular bag to which it is adapted. In Fig. t a modified form of the bag support is shown as applied to a bag which is formed of fabricthroughout and which has no rigid bottom. 2 In this .construction the support comprises merely a U-shaped member made of wire or other suitable resilient material having a base portion 25 and sidemembersQG, 27 extending substantially at right angles thereto.

The side members 26, 27 desirably are provided at their upper ends with loops 28, 29 which may .be of any desired size and which will serve the double function of aiding in stretching the mouth of the bag and ofpreventing wear upon the material of which the bag is made.

The bag illustrated in Fig. 4: is provided with a .puckering string 30 suitably run through a hem 31 in the bag. It will however be understoodthat if desired a bag support similar to that illustrated .in Fig. 3 having a base of any desired width may be inserted in a flexible bag of .the character illustrated in Fig. 4.

It will be understood that the. embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are lllustrative merely and not restrictive and that various modlficatlonsinsize, form, ma-

made within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. In combination with a bag comprising a base, a body having sides and ends extending upwardly therefrom. and a hinged top frame; a bagsupport comprisingv a base conforming substantially to the base: of the bag and adapted to rest upon the .same and upwardly. extending. resilient members. engaging the .end portions of the. bag-beyond theends of the'frame andsupporting the end portions of the bag and adapted to permit thehinged ends, of the frameto pa'ss between .them when .the bagis closed.

2. In combination with abag comprising a :base, abodyhalving sides and ends extending. upwardly therefrom. and 1 a hingedltop frame, a bag support comprising a bassoonforming. substantially to the; base. of the bag and adapted to rest u on'the sameandupwardly. extending resi 'ent members engaging the end, portions of the bagbeyond the ends of the framethereby .supportingthe endportions of the bag but :actinglto permit the hinged ends ofthe frame .topassfbe-" tween them when the is. closed. and means for causing said upwardly extending supporting. members normally .to. press the ends of the; bag outwardly.

3.. A bag :support comprising axrectangular skeleton metallic base frame, supporting means forthe ends of a bagiseeured'thereto comprising wires 'bentin'the mlddle to. form terial, and arrangement of parts may be 7 parallel stems. andhaving at "the'bentfportions loops forming; T shaped.. supports: to

engage theendsofvthe' bag, thefree ends of said wires being coiled aboutqthe ends of the. skeleton. frarneand secured thereto to formspiral springs adapted to forcefthe looped portions of the supporting members outwardly to. expand and topreventthe collapsing of the bag.

'In testimony WhereofQIhaVe Signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE BANISTER.

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